Monday, April 28
- Innovation Workshop, Pinnacle Ballroom, Graduate by Hilton Minneapolis
- 5.10k Fun Run & Road Race, Coffman Memorial Union Front Lawn
Tuesday, April 29
Check-in, onsite registration, and breakfast begins at 7:00 am on the 2nd floor of the Graduate by Hilton Minneapolis
8:00 am - Plenary Keynote
Welcoming Remarks: New Vision and Opportunities for the Bakken MDC by Dr. Hubert Lim, Bakken MDC Director
9:50 am - Networking Break & Guided Tours
- Sponsor Exhibits
Visit with our sponsors in the Meridian Foyer between sessions. Refreshments will be available.
- A Heart to Learn
Stop by the interactive educational training opportunity to learn about cardiac and human anatomy.
- Guided Lab & Center Tours
Sign up onsite and depart from the DMD Conference registration desk on the 2nd floor of the Graduate by Hilton Minneapolis.
12:00pm - Keynote Luncheon
3:30 pm - Networking Break & Guided Tours
- Sponsor Exhibits
Visit with our sponsors in the Meridian Foyer between sessions. Refreshments will be available.
- A Heart to Learn
Stop by the interactive educational training opportunity to learn about cardiac and human anatomy.
- Guided Lab & Center Tours
Sign up onsite and depart from the DMD Conference registration desk on the 2nd floor of the Graduate by Hilton Minneapolis.
4:00 pm - Technical Sessions
5:30 pm - Student Design Showcase & Networking
Student Design Showcase & Networking Event
(University Hall, McNamara Alumni Center)
Wednesday, April 30
Check-in, onsite registration, and breakfast begins at 7:00 am on the 2nd floor of the Graduate by Hilton Minneapolis
8:00 am - Plenary Session
10:00 am - Networking Break & Guided Tours
- Sponsor Exhibits
Visit with our sponsors in the Meridian Foyer between sessions. Refreshments will be available.
- A Heart to Learn
Stop by the interactive educational training opportunity to learn about cardiac and human anatomy.
- Guided Lab & Center Tours
Sign up onsite and depart from the DMD Conference registration desk on the 2nd floor of the Graduate by Hilton Minneapolis.
12:00 pm - IEM Distinguished Keynote Luncheon
(Memorial Hall, McNamara Alumni Center)
2:00 pm - Technical Sessions
3:30 pm - Networking Break & Guided Tours
- Sponsor Exhibits
Visit with our sponsors in the Meridian Foyer between sessions. Refreshments will be available.
- A Heart to Learn
Stop by the interactive educational training opportunity to learn about cardiac and human anatomy.
- Guided Lab & Center Tours
Sign up onsite and depart from the DMD Conference registration desk on the 2nd floor of the Graduate by Hilton Minneapolis.
4:00 pm - Technical Sessions
Click the time slot for a list of sessions.
Click on the session title for more details.
Session dates and times are subject to change as the 2025 DMD Conference program is still being finalized.
All DMD Sessions
- Advances in Medical Devices 1
- Advances in Medical Devices 2
- Advances in Medical Devices 3
- Advances in Medical Devices 4
- Accelerating Healthcare and Medtech through ARPA-H
- Big Data in Healthcare
- Cardioneural Intervention
- Cardiovascular Keynotes
- Combat & Trauma Medicine
- Cryopreservation of Organoids, Organs and Organisms for Healthcare, Food and Biodiversity
- Emergency Resternotomy of the Cardiac Surgery Patient (Clinical Case)
- Emerging Medical Innovation Valuation Competition
- Exploring Software as a Medical Device (SaMD)
- Fireside Plenary Session
- Five-Minute Pitch (5MP)
- IEM Distinguished Keynote
- Orthopedics & Rehabilitation Technology
- Pediatric Medical Devices
- PDIC Breakthrough & Networking
- Plenary Keynote
- Real World Examples Utilizing the ASME V&V 40 Standard for Medical Device Development
- Real World Evidence for Pediatric Devices
- Robotic Surgery
- STTR/SBIR
- Student Design Showcase & Networking Event
- The Healing Nerve: Pop culture got it right
- Tuesday Lunch Keynote
- Wearable Medical Technology
Thank you 2025 DMD Session Organizers
- Andrew Grande, University of Minnesota Medical School
- Andrew Hansen, Minneapolis VA Health Care System
- Balakrishna Haridas, Texas A&M University
- Brenda Ogle, University of Minnesota
- Carl Nelson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Christopher Tignanelli, University of Minnesota
- Bill Betten, S3 Connected Health
- Frank Jaskulke, Avio MedTech
- Genevieve Melton-Meaux, University of Minnesota
- Gwen Fischer, University of Minnesota Medical School
- Holly Golecki, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Hubert Lim, University of Minnesota
- John Bischof, University of Minnesota
- John Osborn, University of Minnesota
- Lars Oddsson, RxFunction
- Lucy Dunne, University of Minnesota
- Marc Horner, Ansys
- Matt Johnson, University of Minnesota
- Mike Finch, University of Minnesota
- Mithun Suresh, University of Minnesota, CentraCare, and M Health Fairview
- Paul Iaizzo, University of Minnesota
- Paul Rothweiler, University of Minnesota
- Ping Yang, Medtronic
- Tim Kowalewski, University of Minnesota
- Tyler Best, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
- Will Durfee, University of Minnesota
- Ziad Nahas, University of Minnesota
Thursday and Friday, May 1-2
DMD is a part of IEM Innovation Week. For more information about other events, visit the IEM Innovation Week page.